Effective outcomes for laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with cTIF

Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair combined with consecutive transoral incisionless fundoplication (cTIF) achieves high success rates in GERD patients.

  • 92% of patients achieved complete clinical success within 12 months.
  • Symptom improvement was reported by 90% and 84% normalized esophageal acid exposure.

Most patients (84%) stopped daily proton pump inhibitors, enhancing long-term management potential for surgeons.

  • Serious adverse events occurred in only 1.6% of cases, indicating the procedure’s safety.

Journal Article by Kolb JM, Canto MI (…) Nguyen NT et 9 al. in J Am Coll Surg

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